Nationality Australia | Name Timothy Disken | |
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Timothy Malcolm (Disko) Disken (born 3 November 1996) is an Australian paralympic swimmer. He represented Australia at the 2015 IPC Swimming World Championships and won bronze in the Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay. At the 2016 Rio Paralympics, he won a gold medal in the Men's 100m Freestyle S9, a silver medal in the Men's S9 50m Freestyle and a bronze medal in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9.
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Disken was born in Melbourne on the 3 November 1996 and has cerebral palsy. He has an older brother called Jeff who played water polo at a national level in Australia. When not competing Disken enjoys producing house music. Disken is a qualified piano instructor, he has played the piano for 15 years. He is also the owner of Mitsubishi Magna Ralliart Build number #001, also known by its nickname "The Ninja".
Sporting career
Disken began participating in swimming aged 4, as a form of therapy for his cerebral palsy and started to compete in the sport at age 10. He was selected to attend a development camp, along with other swimmers who were seen as having potential ahead of the 2016 Paralympics.
In 2014, Disken then went on to win gold in the 50 LC backstroke event at the 2014 Australian Swimming Championships in Brisbane. He made his senior international debut at the 2014 Para Pan Pacific Championships in Pasadena CA Where he won bronze in the Men's S9 400m freestyle and gold in the Men 100 LC Meter breaststroke.
In 2015, Disken represented Australia at the IPC Swimming World Championships winning bronze in the Men's 4 × 100 m freestyle relay 34 Points. He finished 5th in the Men's 100m Breaststroke SB8, 4th in the Men's 50m Freestyle S9, sixth in the Men's 400m Freestyle S9, seventh in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9 and fourth in the Men's 4 × 100 m Medley Relay 34 Points.
At the 2016 Rio Paralympics , he won the gold medal in the Men's 100m Freestyle S9, silver medal in the Men's 50 m Freestyle and the bronze medal in the Men's 200m Individual Medley SM9. Disken's also competed in the Men's 4 x 100m Freestyle and finished fifth.
He is coached by Yuriy Vdovychenko at the National Training Centre in Canberra.